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Ask HN: I'm a dev who never wants to be on call again. What are my best options?

by waylandsmithers on 1/11/25, 7:06 PM with 10 comments

  • by AnimalMuppet on 1/11/25, 8:21 PM

    Program different kinds of software. "On call" isn't a thing for some kinds of software. If it's not deployed to a production server, it likely doesn't have software engineers on call.
  • by yawgmoth on 1/12/25, 12:12 PM

    A company that has internal customers that go to bed every day. Bankers, underwriters, etc
  • by glawre on 1/11/25, 10:44 PM

    I'd aim for a giant bank / financial services company. Some still mandate dedicated Ops/Prod Support teams. It can definitely have it's drawbacks, but you're very unlikely to ever be called out.
  • by p0d on 1/12/25, 7:27 AM

    Not an answer to your question but I used to keep the on call money in a separate pot. Then over time I would buy something fun from the pot, like some new tech. I found this helped me.
  • by mettamage on 1/12/25, 12:24 PM

    HFT is one, they switch off when they leave for the night, unless it's crypto. HFT is demanding in other ways though
  • by MattGaiser on 1/11/25, 7:31 PM

    Dry corporate software that is only used during work hours in your time zone.